Jesus said
that he was coming back very soon
and that when he did, Heaven would overlay Earth
so why has it taken like 2,000 years? That’s a Long Time! What’s up, Jesus?! Have you been hitting the “snooze” button a little too much?!
Nah, fam. Dude said “The Kingdom of God is within you. (Luke 17:21, for you pedantic nerds)” And a fella by the name of N.T. Wright said a very wise thing: ““Jesus’s resurrection is the beginning of God’s new project not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven. That, after all, is what the Lord’s Prayer is about.” But he was also like, anti-gay or something so maybe he’s not totally awesome but you get what I’m driving at here, right?
The Project that Jesus took up was not one of further mystifying religion and propogating arcane rituals and innate hierarchy. Dude said you have to love everyone, even and especially your enemies, you have to forgive, you have to repent when you have wronged another person. He did not say that you can do whatever you want here on this material plane, and as long as you say you like him, that you’ll get into Heaven. I’m looking at you, Evangelicals. Those dirty Evangelicals love to point to John 14:6, “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me,” and apparently centralize this verse to mean that you stamp your card to get into Heaven ONLY through believing in Jesus, whatever that means to them. There is no Good Works, there is no inventory of sins vs. good deeds. Any serial killer goes to paradise by simply saying “jesus rules” right before they die.
However, there is a Gnostic lightning bolt of a next line in this book. The Bible.
“If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him,” This line indicates that Jesus is anticipating the posers, the hangers-on, who take the prior line and run with it. They trash the world and their life like it’s a cheap hotel room and they paid for it with a prepaid debit card that only has like $119 on it anyway. This line implies there is a fake way to know him. That’s what these bible-thumper anti-abortion fucks do. Falsely know Christ. It is more of a lifestyle brand to them than it is a religion.
The Kingdom of God is within you, little dog. Heaven is a choice that we have to collectively make. We could have a world where love for one another is given the top priority, but we do not. We feel like resources are scarce, we feel like we have to be impressive, we get way too tied up in the demiurgical material plane, little dog. This physical world fucking sucks, first of all, write that down. But if you have a quiet moment here or there, you get uncomfortable. Drown it out with music or videos or whatever. Noise. Noise, baby! Buy something! Treat yourself! Capitalism!
It is a truly Satanic idea that you are the only sentience that exists. So many people live with this mindset. The universe exists purely within my own perception, and it’s about a 5 foot circle around my head. Capitalism will do that. Made to feel vacuous and inferior, right from the jump. You must run this race, you must accumulate.
Anyway, perseverate in a place of nature sometimes. Let your head drift to whatever thoughts it might. You may see things, small and mysterious, and they’ll extrapolate out into very large and tearfully beautiful ideas. Know that Christ was trying to transplant Heaven onto Earth. Wish to be calm and kind. When you finally punch out, a young person picks up your shift. Make it easier for them. It can be Known. It just takes some effort.
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